“We love Merle Haggard … He’s an icon,” Bentley explained before kicking off the classic tune. “Haggard was such a diverse — his sound was so diverse — a lot of saxophones in his music, and horn instruments, so we’re gonna combine our thing with y’all’s, with these guys, and see what happens.”

Enjoy the two stars jamming out while backed by Colbert’s house band below!

Great job. While on the show, Luke and Dierks also shared how they plan on getting through their hosting gig— with help from the full bar located backstage. They also fully encourage the ACM Awards audience to also participate in drinking while enjoying the show.

Check out their full interview below!

Fans can catch the 2017 ACM Awards this Sunday, April 2nd, airing live from Las Vegas beginning at 8PM ET.